{"product_id":"9781416586500","title":"College Boy: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter hard-fought battles to include African Americans as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity for higher learning still remains a struggle. \u003cbr\u003e This is Troy Potter's story. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He is an African American young man from inner-city Philadelphia. He grew up with dreams of becoming a basketball player but now that he's eighteen he must learn the rules to a whole new game: college. How will Troy survive at a predominantly white school? Will he be afforded the same quality of education as his fellow students? How will he learn to become a successful black man in a white world? This penetrating novel takes a close look at the world of academia from a youthful African American perspective.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141121523952,"sku":"9781416586500","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416586500_p0.jpg?v=1763727893","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416586500","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}